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( I) This Act may be called the Assam Lifts and EscalatorsAct, 2006. (2) It extends to the whole ofAssam. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Baluster" means a short pillar slender above and bulging below; (b) "Balustrade" means a row of balusters meant for supporting moving handrails; (c) "Chief Inspector" and "Inspector" means respectively the persons appointed to bethe ChiefInspectorofliftsand escalators and the Inspector oflifts and escalators under sub-section (I) of section 15; (d) "combplate" means a pronged plate that forms part of an escalator landing and engages with the cleats ofthe steps at the limits oftravel; (e) (I) "escalator" means a power driven inclined continuous stairway used for raising or lowering passengers; "escalator installation" includes the escalator, the track, the trusses or girders, the balustrading, the step treads and landings and all ch a ins, wires and plants directly connected with the operation ofthe escalator; I ~-, (g) "license" means a license granted under section 4; THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MARCH 10, 2006 335 Permission to erect